Mandrean sipped his wine and looked out the window. Without looking at Fendri, he spoke to the man. “We are alone now. Speak your mind.” Fendri resumed cleaning the mess on the floor. “I have no opinion fit to give, My Master.” Mandrean walked over and held out his hand. Helping Fendri to his fee...
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The first voice to caress my infant ears rolled with such lyrical beauty that I am offended by other accents to this day. It soothed in its quicksilver fluidity, lacked hard edges, and whispered in promises so compelling it could turn the most resistant of souls into a willing adherent. I know no...
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(First of all: is there some specific reason they used the Classic Star Trek font [or one very like it] for the warning panel on the bag? Is it somehow seen as “futuristic” to be afraid of chili heat? Just… Continue Reading

What is new is that I'm about to head back home to Norway for a vacation! I haven't been in the mother-slash-fatherland in a few years, and I can't wait to see my daughter, hang out with my parents...
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If you saw my last post about my travels in Los Angeles and signing at Night of Corruption and then my trip to Arkansas and Little Rock Book Jam, you’ll be up to date on where I’ve been after this post. I also mentioned San Diego and our earlier-than-planned departure where we then spent eight da...

Barbara Liebermanwrote, “The story of the book enhanced the story within it.” Never have I received a book the way John’s sister received Comedy Divine in To Miss The Stars, but I understand the sentiments behind the quote well.

As I’ve stated a bazillion times, I have a few books coming out in the near future (6 in the next year and a half actually), but you might not know 5 out of 6 of those planned novels are in my new Five Boroughs series. The first of which—SUTPHIN BOULEVARD—was released on Friday. Keep in mind—all...Read more of this blog post »

E-book versions of my work -- available not only on Kindle but on Nook, Kobo, and Smashwords too -- are not usually that expensive. But for most of this month, they're even better value, because they're all available at minimum price. That includes three of my Raine's Landingsupernatural advent...
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Today’s generation is media savvy. With broadcast and cable TV offering them a wealth of channel options, to the Internet where information, both true and false, is so easily decimated, finding information about anyone or anything is really at their fingertips. Based on this, today’s generation c...
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Have you ever found yourself wandering around in fog for such a long time that you end up forgetting what life was like before the fog? And then finally you emerge after days, weeks or even months and wonder why you didn’t make more of an effort to find your way out of the fog before…like perhaps...
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The revealationThe PuppetAn excerptOn Sunday evening at the end of his day of work, while he was driven back home, the limo changed direction to Baraka's utter surprise.'Where do you think that you're driving ya Zalame (man)?' Baraka asked the chauffeur with a raised and angry voice.'I was ordere...
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2 days early, the 2nd edition of Young Love is now available for purchase via Kindle, Amazon.com or directly from me. All versions bought from me come with a note and autograph. Hit my online site at www.classicvillain.com to purchase!!
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So, where do I get my ideas from? Good question and there's not a simple answer. My first romance was a conglomeration of ideas gleaned from years of being a romance reader. I'd read a book - particularly a fantasy or scifi romance - and think: Wow! I wonder what would have happened if...

The Twistedly True Guardian Tale is book 2 in Stephanie Greenhalgh’s Ruby Hood series. ~ ~ Blurb In the small town of Woodsville, Ruby Hood is settling into her role as Guardian of the Wood. In the blink of an eye, her monumental high school graduation comes and goes without her attendance. There...
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6000 words this morning, after weeks of paralysis…Honestly, I was waiting for the “wordfever” to take me – I didn’t just want to peck out something half assed. And sure enough, it got me today, and I just powered through the fight scene AND the sexin’ scene.

From Chattanooga to Omaha to Las Vegas, many cities in the US – and around the world – are building startup communities. An important part of doing this to attract, retain, and mentor more young people.

Behind every successful startup community is a group of young people with their entire life ahe...

The Sunday Series:Sunday August 2, 2015This Sunday, it will be exactly three years ago that I left my job as a book-buyer for a well-known bookstore in Los Angeles. Off -and-on, I have worked there for twenty-five years. The last 15 years are pretty much straight through. From the end of 2009 t...
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Ladies, there’s power in the pus** that some of you who have the pus** don’t even know. It’s ok to give away the pus** but you should not give up its power. It seems as the women who have grasped the understanding of the power that lies in the pus** are using the power the wrong way. Using the po...
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Debut novelists hold a special place in my heart. I love the thrill of discovering new talent and also have experienced the struggles of writing your first book. The process of idea to publishing was so much harder than I had anticipated and I love bringing these new talents in front of you for...
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Let’s face it, July was just not the right month to attempt writing an unplanned novel in a new genre. I was excited to start Camp NaNo this year, but not far into it I was too busy to even think about my story, and on the few chances I had to write I was backed against a wall; there just wasn’t...

Tunnels and Trolls was my first roleplaying game. Back in the summer of 1980 the twelve-year old me bought a copy of the slim pink paperback “Buffalo Castle” solo adventure from Games of Liverpool. Right at the beginning of the summer holidays. I had no idea that I needed a rulebook to go with it...
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I've just completed several rounds of edits, copyedits and galleys. If I've learned nothing else, I'm convinced manuscript gremlins, those pesky little errors, creep in and breed when you're not looking....Read more of this blog post »

Hi Natasha! Thank you for inviting me over today. I’m trotting out Charlie, a hot, dominant immortal, and Sasha, his captive plaything from His Captive Mortal.The story is about a young teacher who inadvertently attracts the attention of a vampire. He invades her home and won’t leave unti...
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Yes, this really happened. About a month ago, I got really into unicorns (don’t ask me why) and kept sending Ryosuke funny pictures of unicorns and animals pretending to be unicorns. And now he sometimes pretends to be a unicorn by taping/tying things onto his forehead. Like my camera tripod.
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This week I read several articles featuring Mark Zuckerberg (CEO and founder of Facebook). He and his wife are pregnant! However, they have also experienced the loss and anguish of multiple miscarriages. He bravely made a very public statement about their losses and the pain that they went throug...

Amazon has introduced a feature that's been on my wishlist for years. You can now go to an author's Amazon page, click the golden Follow button beneath the author's profile picture, and, going forward, Amazon will send you an e-mail every time a new book is released by that author. (You'll receiv...

11th of 274 for $2,433 on $580 buy-in, but went out with A9 vs. A6 (6 on the river). Otherwise, would have had above average chip stack and realistic shot at $32k. Oh well. Didn't play in Main. Next time.

Several people have been asking when BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE will be available for pre-order. The answer is: NOW! *cheers & claps* You can now pre-order your own copy of the Kindle edition from Amazon and have it delivered automatically once it’s released on September 2nd. Don’t have a Kindle?...
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Across civilizations for centuries the death sentence has been handed down for crimes large and small and sometimes even when no crime was committed. The saga continues to this day and the two opposing camps of people supporting the death penalty and those against it remain firmly en...
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I have been contemplating this moral dilemma for the past few months. I have said, in recent times, that I encourage young ones especially to hold off from self-publishing just because it is the easy way to get their stories out there. You may wonder, why do I self-publish my own workwhile at the...